Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I just think that Senators who don't come from coastal States and understand how important those ports are, we need to collectively, from inside the building and from outside the building, educate the..."

"I will be advocating for whatever pools of grant or financing exist for the projects in Oregon."

"It's nice when occasionally stakeholders can come together and wrestle with the very difficult issues about how to share this precious resource."

"This bill is important for the economic security and the ecological health of the region."